# Name it! What? Again? (This time I'm just out of ideas)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [3 October 2024 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152 "2024-10-03T13:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/1 "2024-10-03T13:23:57Z")

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Maybe it will be a widget some day...

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/a/4a6cd5ef9c04f763fcc0b87e7994f02b00350070.png)  
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 14:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/2 "2024-10-03T14:22:42Z")

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rotary vu gauge ?

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/3 "2024-10-03T14:28:57Z")

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VU makes me figure out non-linear scale. I doubt that's going to happen...

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**Author:** ![mudwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/4 "2024-10-03T14:30:43Z")

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iirc, and then a search confirmed it...  
Edgewise Meter

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/5 "2024-10-03T14:34:05Z")

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I could not find that for the life of me.

However, does @hotNipi gauge face rotate or does the needle move? 🤔

If the gauge face moves, then `rotary-edgewise-meter`? if the needle moves, `edgewise-meter`?

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/6 "2024-10-03T14:34:27Z")

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Needle is fixed

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 14:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/7 "2024-10-03T14:36:26Z")

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Perhaps keep it generic: `edgewise-meter` in case the inevitable request for an option to permit fixed face & moving needle - then it still works 🙂

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/8 "2024-10-03T14:46:10Z")

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Moving needle will end with very limited options of scales/limits. Can't have big numbers cos such don't fit anyhow.  
The plan is to do it in the way that you can configure it to show numbers no matter the count of digits. The reasonability and readability is for user to figure out, I'll try to not restrict too much.

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/9 "2024-10-03T15:12:31Z")

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Anyway the edgewise-meter it is.

I tried to find do we have a name of the physical item in Estonian but maybe tried not hard enough. It doesn't translate to anything meaningful. Of course, the device is so old-school that it's name for sure has fadeaway status.

Fancy would be to see it's name in other major languages...

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/10 "2024-10-03T15:19:09Z")

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maybe if you give it the full old skool name `edgewise-panel-meter` it is enough for other languages to infer?

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 15:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/11 "2024-10-03T15:27:41Z")

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My sister has PhD in Semiotics and Linguistics. Maybe not bad idea to ping her.. 🤔

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**Author:** ![mudwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 15:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/12 "2024-10-03T15:43:31Z")

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Old school definitely! They were in lots of equipment at a place I worked, most of which was installed in the (19)50s. Especially in panels for controlling Electrical Power.

Google translate Edgewise Meter Estonian - Servapidi Meeter ??

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 16:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/13 "2024-10-03T16:01:27Z")

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> [@mudwalker](#):
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> Servapidi Meeter

Yep. Servapidi means something like following the edge or slightly.

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**Author:** ![jw\_te\_r](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jw_te_r/32/69700_2.png) [@jw\_te\_r](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jw_te_r)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2024 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/15 "2024-10-03T20:10:00Z")

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Old school, indeed!  
Even Google never heard of it 🤣

btw I don't have a use for it, but I like it very much.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [4 October 2024 00:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/16 "2024-10-04T00:20:15Z")

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Not that I want to be an agitant:

`disc-meter`?

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**Author:** ![Sean-McG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sean-mcg/32/54677_2.png) [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Post date:** [5 October 2024 11:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/17 "2024-10-05T11:37:17Z")

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This seems to be the best name - [edgewise panel meter - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=edgewise+panel+meter&sca_esv=6449538529ffda2f&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB791GB798&udm=2&biw=2560&bih=1271&sxsrf=ADLYWIJVAoSf6omtdoZuJxttX0hw0dg0yA%3A1728128117947&ei=dSQBZ9jCObishbIP3rrn0Q8&oq=edgewise-panel-meter&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFGVkZ2V3aXNlLXBhbmVsLW1ldGVyKgIIADIEEAAYHjIGEAAYCBgeSPQhUABYAHAAeACQAQCYATWgATWqAQExuAEByAEA-AEC-AEBmAIBoAI4mAMAkgcBMaAHrgE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [4 November 2024 11:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-it-what-again-this-time-im-just-out-of-ideas/92152/18 "2024-11-04T11:38:14Z")

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